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Tom's instructional articles are published on dozens of instructional websites around the world. 

Tom has also taught at the National Guitar Workshop and has started and directed an electric guitar program at Harper College in Illinois.

Tom founded the Elite Guitar Teachers Inner Circle where he coaches guitar teachers on and develop 6-figure guitar teaching businesses. 

Tom is also a  to musicians around the world (both up and coming as well as seasoned pros).

A few of Tom's noteworthy students can be seen and heard on the page.

He has taught tens of thousands of music lessons to guitar players all over the world.  In addition to teaching private guitar lessons, clinics, workshops and master classes around the United States, Tom teaches guitar to students from all over the world through his  program. 

In addition to being a successful recording artist and composer, Tom is also a very dedicated music teacher. 

Tom Hess - The Music Teacher, Trainer, Coach and Mentor

Videos of Tom playing excerpts from:

Later influences:   Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Andy LaRocque, Dream Theater, George Bellas, J.S. Bach (1685-1750), Fabio Lione, Paul Gilbert, Mike Walsh, Symphony X, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Claude Debussy (1826-1918), Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Henryk Gorecki (b. 1935).

Early musical influences: Def Leppard, Van Halen, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Dio.

Tom is also the main composer of his own instrumental band, HESS.  The HESS band releases Opus 1 and Opus 2, have sold successfully in many countries around the world.  The album reviews and interviews with Tom and the HESS band are available in the CD reviews and interviews sections of this site. 

In early 2011, Tom joined the epic symphonic metal band and recorded the album, "From Chaos To Eternity" that was released on June 17, 2011.

Tom has toured the world in the band HolyHell, playing alongside bands such as Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell), Motorhead, Nightwish, Epica, Testament, Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire.  Tom and HolyHell have performed in front of sold out crowds of tens of thousands of fans including multiple shows in Germany and Czech Republic appearing at the German Earthshaker Fest 2005 and the Czech Masters of Rock Festivals.  HolyHell’s debut single “Apocalypse” is clawing its way up the European charts throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  

Later on, after hearing artists such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, George Bellas and Dream Theater, Tom became driven to become the virtuoso guitarist and composer that he is today.  This eventually led him to enter music schools and earn 2 music degrees: one in Music Theory and one in Music Composition.  Tom also studied with the Lion Music recording artist George Bellas for several years (among other teachers). 

Tom began playing guitar on January 31st, 1986. His early influences included bands such as Def Leppard, Van Halen and Metallica. 

Tom Hess - The Musician and Composer